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Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.
Suvarnabhumi Airport bus bursts into flames
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2016
» The 20 passengers quickly evacuated from bus by driver. Firefighters extinguished fire in 20 minutes.
Police stop tourist searches & public urine tests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2015
» New police policy aims to make police officers into "diplomats" when dealing with tourists, after random police searches in Bangkok last year, sometimes with demands for money or humiliating public urine tests, led to many complaints.
Murder by hand grenade
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/03/2013
» She asked her boyfriend to check the strange plastic bag next to the wheel of her truck & that was the last thing he would ever do.
Floods: Inventory strategy set to change
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/02/2012
» Inventory build-up and diversified parts suppliers will avoid the supply disruptions of last year's floods.
Crocodile hunters
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/11/2011
» Crocodile team to the rescue ! Sightings of escaped crocodiles in floodwaters skyrocket (500,000 crocs on 900 farms & raised as pets)
Cargo can't get to factories
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/11/2011
» Thousands of containers stuck at ports & can't reach factories, running up fees at customs, port. Bank credit running out.
Supply chain nightmare
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2011
» Now & the near future of getting goods to stores, supply chain expert & weekly columnist Chris Catto-Smith shares his knowledge.
Shortage goods to be imported
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/10/2011
» Taxes normally paid on foreign goods entering Thailand stopped temporarily to get items like drinking water, eggs, vegetables into the country fast.
Post-flood export recovery plans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2011
» 40% fall in exports forecast. Hard drive, auto, shoe producers & govt BoI act quickly to resume production. Factories move to non-flood areas.